NP:J-Explorers Announcement! New Perspectives: Japan Launches A New Initiative For Highly-Motivated Students Interested in Japan Are you interested in exploring Japan, but donít know where to start? Are you sufficiently motivated to learn about Japan first hand? Then join the New Perspectives: Japan Explorers program! Until now, New Perspectives: Japan (NP:J) was open only to students who were enrolled in Japanese language classes. Students who were just starting to learn Japanese, or who had not yet begun to study Japanese, had to wait until they had a year or more of Japanese study under their belts.